DozyWannabe
My conclusion that they had no idea of stall recovery is based on the action they took to solve the problem. Had they been trained properly for stall recovery they would have been instinctively pitching well below the horizon for the altitude they were flying which never happened instead they applied TOGA and zoomed into the sky. Their action was perfect for GPWS warning and not a stall warning. In any case subsequent monitoring of pitch, altitude,ROC/ROD, or asking for UAS procedure nothing was done.The airline's training programme deserves more blame than the pilot. Pilot doesn't decide what he should be trained for before being cleared as relief crew. Problems during cruise high altitude stall recovery and especially unreliable speed should have top priority in training of cruise captain. He doesn't do approach and landing.
Last edited by vilas; 26th Oct 2013 at 12:48.